Art Display Space at Lifeworks Chiropractic,

202 US Route 1, Falmouth, Maine

Show Dates October - December, 2008

Lifeworks Chiropractic proudly presents Diana Johnson, Freeport artist, paints in oil and pastel. As a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America, Johnson has won awards for her pastel paintings. Works have been included in New York exhibitions at the National Arts Club and at the Salmagundi Club. She is a recipient of a Good Idea Grant awarded by the Maine Arts Commission and was represented in a recent edition of American Art Collector. Johnson's inspiration comes from places that elicit both a sense of rest and rejuvenation. The more a painting seems to emit energy, as if from the paper or canvas painting itself, the happier she is with the results.

Johnson enjoys encouraging others to explore the visual arts by offering art classes at the University of Southern Maine's Center for Continuing Education and through Freeport Community Education. Her Bachelors degree in Art Education and her Masters degree in Education were both earned at the University of Southern Maine.

Lifeworks Chiropractic is located in the Foreside Place office park and is

open to clients or by appointment by calling Lori Rae at Lollipop Art Productions 207- 415-7143. The space adorns high ceilings and large open space.

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Aarhus gallery is excited to exhibit the lively color work of the talented Blue Hill artist Heidi Daub September 2-21. The public is invited to an opening reception on Friday September 5th from 5-8pm.

With a personal vivid style and recognizable imagery, Heidi's modernistic landscapes play along the border of abstract art paintings and representational painting.

"I am concerned with ordinary things and the extraordinary ways in which the ordinary shapes our lives. My paintings evolve from an introspection,... an awareness,... There is an aspiration to a holy moment so to speak. How we perceive and feel, the nebulous space between the physical reality of a given situation, person or place, and the perceptions we carry, the curiosity and non-linear ways of looking at time."

Heidi Daub graduated from Montserrat School of Visual Art, has lived and worked in Maine since 1984 and exhibited her paintings widely throughout New England since 1987. Heidi is represented by galleries throughout New England and her work is housed nationally in many private collections.

In 2008, Heidi has inaugurated the Women of Maine Visionary Arts Award to support women involved in audio, visual or literary arts who exhibit outstanding commitment and are inspiring to others.

The work of Aarhusians Kevin Johnson, Mark Kelly, Annadeene Konesni, Richard Mann, Wesley Reddick and Willy Reddick will also be on view.

Remember to come to town, relax and enjoy the evening with the extended gallery hours of the Belfast Friday night Art Walk.

?arhus Gallery is located at 50 Main St. Belfast, and open daily 10am-6pm. For more information and a slideshow of the current exhibit visit www.aarhusgallery.com or call 338-0001.

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EXHIBIT: Of Land and Sea: Painting the Bold Coast

An Exhibit of Marine Paintings at our Camden Gallery

Featuring: William R. Beebe, Vern Broe, Robert Spring and Gallery Artists

DATES: 29 August through 27 September 2008

LOCATION: 33 Bayview Street, Camden, Maine 04843, 800-244-4534

CONTACT: Susan Robertson-Starr

800-244-4534

Bayview Gallery presents Of Land and Sea: Painting the Bold Coast - an exhibit of marine paintings in our Camden gallery, featuring the works of William R. Beebe, Vern Broe, Robert Spring and other gallery artists.

Marine artist William Beebe has been oil painting the coast for over 16 years, and he now dedicates himself to rendering the historical wooden schooners of the 19th and 20th centuries. An admirer of Impressionist Claude Monet and Frank W. Benson for their brushwork, palette and interplay of light, Beebe creatively uses layers of various colors to achieve depth in his images. A black hull may have Naples Yellow, Cobalt Blue, or Umber added to create light and dark or warm and cold areas. His crisp lines and detailed renderings bring vitality to his maritime work along with a traditional realism honoring the excitement and joy of the nautical journey. His oils capture movement and place, celebrating the timeless grandeur of these majestic sailing vessels.

Vern Broe has painted the coast from several New England locations - Gloucester, Marblehead, and of course Maine. Versatile marine painter and former draftsman, Broe explores the contrasting qualities of light and dark and their various tones in his oil paintings. Water takes on an illusionary sense due to his skillful, delicate use of multiple washes of acrylic paint. Well-studied, keen lines define his vessels, giving them a subdued character against a receding, dream-like backdrop. He pays homage to the sailing and working crafts that grace the coastline.

Maine resident Robert Spring is well versed in portraying images in both oil and watercolors. Influenced by J.M.W. Turner, his oils are luminous and impressive, exhibiting an inventive palette that plays up the frequently subtle nature of his subject matter. Texture and color create a rhythmic energy, bringing new life to his seascapes. A sculptor as well, Robert's use of thick impasto suggests a tangible quality with his oils, texture and movement working in unison. His watercolors evoke a feeling of mystery, leaving the viewer to draw his own conclusions as to the outcome of the painting. A heightened sense of drama with no resolution contrasts with a momentary stillness and peace.

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Montserrat College of Art announces Maine-based artist Karen Gelardi as the featured artist for the fifth year of their Emerging Artist series. The initiative invites a promising New England artist to install their first Boston-based solo exhibition in the 301 Gallery.

Curated by Montserrat Gallery's Assistant Curator Shana Dumont, the exhibit, entitled Terrarium, features Gelardi's newest body of work. Mixed media collages of organic foliage that grow from the gallery walls and floors reflect Gelardi's fertile imagination. Says Dumont, "Interestingly, though the botanical forms are stylized, they do not seem distant from nature; rather their hand-made appearance mimics the apparent disorder of an overgrown garden." The artist has staged the gallery to simulate the experience of a terrarium and includes several `ecosystems', naturalistic settings, enclosures and collections. Individual works are displayed within the show for close observation, discovery and classification, emphasizing the `gallery as terrarium' concept.

It is within this organic context that Gelardi explores the use of consumer goods and manufacturing technologies as artistic tools. Applying emerging production technologies, as well as traditional materials and techniques, the artist fashions customized goods that function as artistic materials or sculptural elements. She created Assembly as an experiment that investigates how nature, contemporary consumer culture, and technology overlap. An artist book project where potential art patrons can collaborate in the exhibit content, it consists of a series of three books whose pages are composed of identical black and white drawings of botanical or geometric designs. When participants purchase a book online or in the exhibit, it will be printed 'on demand' and displayed in the exhibit, adding to a growing, colorful stack of books (they will be mailed to their owners when the exhibit ends). The artist uses on-demand manufacturing because the scale of production is perfectly in synch with the demand. However, within the exhibit context, the print-on-demand books are sculptural objects, not functioning as books. The Assembly website: www.karengelardi.typepad.com/assembly.

What: Exhibit: Karen Gelardi: Terrarium

Where: Montserrat College of Art's 301 Gallery, 301 Cabot Street, Beverly MA

When: September 2 ?27, 2008. Hours: Mon- Fri 11 am - 2 pm and by appointment: 978.867.9604

Artist Reception: Wednesday September 10, 6 - 8 pm, 301 Gallery, 301 Cabot St. Beverly

Artist Talk: Wednesday September 10, 11:30 am Room 201, Hardie Bldg. 23 Essex St. Beverly

Artist Website: http://www.karengelardi.typepad.com/

Artist Bio:

Karen Gelardi has a BFA in Oil Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design. She is a working artist and the Associate Creative Director for angela adams in Portland, Maine. Her recent solo exhibits include Components & Assemblies at the Leonard R. Craig Art Gallery, Unity College, Unity, ME, Karen Gelardi: Thicket, at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, ME, and Saco Bog, Front Room Gallery, South Portland, ME. Recent group exhibits include The Crossing of Time & Environment, Outdoor Micro-Installations Exhibition, Tainan County, Taiwan, Matter, SPACE Gallery, Portland, ME, and The Arts Formally Known as Prints, Space Gallery in Portland, Maine. She is a regular guest `smocker' at Andrea Zittel's smockshop, www.smockshop.org.

The exhibit and related events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

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SYLVIA KANIA GALLERY

One Space.

13 Artists.

Where Culture and Community Collide.

Join us for September's First Friday where you will experience Live Music, Good Wine with Funky Names, Maine Made Treats (by a few of our members) and an Utter Array of Eclectic Art for Sale. Remember: We are not just another Portland art gallery.

Share your thoughts, doodle or answer the question of the week on our floor to ceiling chalkboard wall.

And then there were 13, SKG welcomes new member Molly Hamilton to our group of existing artists: Cat McKenna, Jessica Lauren Lipton, Jonathan M. Dunitz, Lori Rae Curole, Kelly Donahue, Gregor Arturo, Jen Joaquin, Linsday Torrey, Felicia Teach, Elizabeth Sherman, Vicky Lloyd, Susan Hazzard, and Molly Hamilton.

ART: Photography Oil Painting Installation Art Video Pottery Jewelry Printmaking Glass Prints

Venue: Sylvia Kania Gallery is located at 148 High Street, Portland, ME 04101

(Directly across from the Eastland Park Hotel in the State Theater Building)

Hours: Thursdays - Saturdays 11am-7pm and Sundays 11am-3pm.

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The Abbe Museum is marking its 80th anniversary with the return of Paddle Art!, a creative fundraiser featuring canoe paddles which have been painted, sculpted, beaded, collaged, and otherwise embellished and transformed by 31 Native and non-native artists. Previously at the Abbe in 2004 and 2005, Paddle Art! has proven to be an entertaining and engaging event for artists, members, trustees, staff and fun-loving community supporters of the Abbe. The whimsical paddles will be auctioned off on Wednesday, August 13 during the 80th anniversary celebration party beginning at 5 PM in the Community Gallery of the Abbe Downtown. The event will open with a reception and silent action featuring small paddles, selected Wabanaki art and themed canvas tote bags. The party continues in the Abbe?s backyard under a large tent for the live auction of large paddles. Enjoy gourmet Native American food while listening to the spirited music of the Rez Dog Singers and the beautiful flute music of David Sanipass, Micmac. Invitations and reservations are available by calling 207-288-3519. Proceeds will benefit the Abbe?s educational programming.

To preview of the paddles, visit the Abbe Downtown at 26 Mount Desert Street in Bar Harbor, open daily 10am - 6 pm, now through August 12, 2008. Don't miss seeing these unique artworks by Maine artists that depict both traditional and stylized landscapes, fishing scenes, wildlife, and other designs inspired by nature. A complete list of paddle artists can be found on the Abbe's web site (www.abbemuseum.org) along with photos of the paddle artworks.

Participating artists include:

Ann Ahearn of Beddington

Jason Brown (Penobscot) of Bangor

Larry Moffet of Deer Isle

Jean Seronde Perkins of Mount Desert

Max "Sanipass" Romero (Mi?kmaq/Laguna and Taos Pueblo) of Presque Isle

Ssipsis (Penobscot) of Old Town

Melita Westerlund of Bar Harbor

Marsha Donahue of Millinocket

David Moses Bridges (Passamaquoddy) of Newry

James Eric Francis (Penobscot) of Bangor

Ernie McMullen of Bar Harbor

Joe "Hugga" Dana (Penobscot) of Old Town

Stan Neptune, (Penobscot) of Passadumkeag

Josh Worden from Mt. Desert High School

Philip Barter of Sullivan

Holly Duane of Mount Desert

Barry Dana (Penobscot) of Solon

Sebastian Clayton Francis (Penobscot) of Old Town

Robert Pollien of Bar Harbor

Gail Cleveland of Trenton

Ian Marshall of Southwest Harbor

Jill Hoy of Stonington

Eric E. Hopkins of Rockland

Cookie Horner of Bar Harbor

Arlyss Becker of Lamoine

Patti Laws of Portland

Sidney Salvatore of Southwest Harbor

Amy Workman of Southwest Harbor

Brenda Merritt of Bar Harbor

Jean Forbes of Mount Desert

Jennifer Judd McGee of Portland)

Visit the Abbe?s web site (www.abbemuseum.org) for more information and background of each artist and to see photo details about each paddle.

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The public is invited to meet the artists on Friday, August 15th , 5 - 7pm, at the Artist's Reception, opening the 54th Annual Member's Exhibit held by the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset. From established founding members to emerging Maine artists, this is an exhibit where everyone participates by entering their best single modern art work. With 200 members we expect both floors to be filled as well as the very popular "Bins" of unframed originals.

This exhibit runs thru October 19th. Tuesday thru Saturday 10-4, Sunday 11-4, closed Monday. The gallery is located in the Historic District of Wiscasset, in the Old Academy building on Warren Street, which runs between Route 218 and Hodge Street, just off Rt.1. The Maine Art Gallery is a nonprofit art organization with member artists from all over the state of Maine. www.maineartgallery.org 207-882-7511.

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Artascope Studios

End of Summer Sale Announcement

Artascope Studios is starting a new tradition for all our talented craftspeople and artists alike.....

WE WANT YOU... Artists, Teachers, Members, and Friends of Artascope Studios. Join us to connect with other artists and sell your handmade goods.

WHO:A call to Artists! Students! Teachers! Members! Stewards! All are encouraged to participate and share, show and sell their handmade works!

WHAT:An end of summer sale celebrating everyone who has participated in the Studios! This is your opportunity to sell some of your work and mingle with other Artits.

WHERE:On the lawn at Artascope Studios, 352 Cottage Rd, South Portland, ME 04106

WHEN:Saturday Sept 13th from 10am to 4pm. Weather permitting.

Set up is at 9am. Your items will need to be present until 4pm.

RAINDATE: Sunday September 14th

SPACE IS LIMITED PLEASE RSVP BY AUGUST 15th.

Details:

There is no booth fee!There will be a centralized check out location so you will not have to man your booth all day. Plan to set up and merchandise your own items. All participants must have their items clearly labelled with their name and price. Any other information is up to the participant. The studio will keep a 30% total sale commission for each participant. The Studio will collect sale tax. Patricipants will be responsible for claiming their earnings, however the sales tax has already been collected. All participatants must fill out and complete a W-9 tax form. The studio will provide bags & boxes for checkout. Accepted forms of payment for patrons of this sale: cash, check, mastercard and visa. Payments will be disbursed by October 18th.

Please RSVP your space at the studio today!

207-799-5154

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David Dupree is an original American Folk Artist painting

In a naive style that incorporates pattern, color and drama.

David has a resume that includes truck driving, working on an oilrig, a ranch hand in Wyoming, an oil field mechanic in New Mexico and Texas, a gold miner in Nevada, and a lumber jack in the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State.

David has been living in Maine since 1985 and is currently employed helping people who are overwhelmed by emotional stress.

As with American country music, David's paintings tell stories of American life including working and leisure activities and commentaries on the relationship between nature and culture. At Andersen Studio in East Boothbay several of David's golfing paintings are on view. The sun streams dramatically upon the viewer as a golfer raises his arms in preparation for a swing. David?s oil paintings express a heightened sense of joy and Zen in the every day moments of living. Chop wood and carry water has never been expressed so vividly as they are in the scenes of America found in the painterly paintings of David Dupree.

Other paintings on view on Andersen Studio include farming, ice fishing, bicyclers, and baseball scenes as subject matter

David lives in Waterford, Maine.

Andersen Studio is located at the corner of Route 96 and Andersen Rd, East Boothbay, Maine, across from the Mill Pond

For a preview go to www,andersenstudio.com/Dupree.html

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South Bristol painter Sally Loughridge will present an expanded schedule of soft pastel classes at the Woodturning School Studio in Damariscotta beginning September 30. There are classes for those new to the medium as well as the more experienced. Loughridge has been teaching soft pastel painting since 2002, first at Round Top and now privately and through the Farnsworth Museum.

Pastel is an inviting, immediate and flexible medium incorporating aspects of drawing and painting. From 9/30 to 10/21 on Tuesday mornings 9 to 12, she will teach "Soft Pastel from the Ground Up - Creating Surfaces and Mixing Media." Guided by demonstration and instruction, students will prepared toned and textured panels and explore a variety of under painting techniques to deepen and enhance painting with soft pastels. There will be ample time for painting each session. Some previous experience with soft pastel painting is recommended.

During these same four weeks on Tuesdays 1 to 4, Loughridge introduces a new class, "The Still Life in Soft Pastel - Volume, Light and Life." The richly hued flowers of fall will be used in conjunction with objects, both crafted and organic. The class will address composition, lighting, perspective, value contrast, color temperature, texture and transparency. We will focus on creating volume, light and atmosphere in our paintings through the distinctive qualities of this medium. Students may paint still life arrangements of their own design. All levels are welcome.

Eight week classes will start on 10/28 and run through 12/16. The Tuesday morning class is "First Strokes - Introductory to Intermediate Soft Pastel Painting." This course provides an opportunity for those new to the medium and continuing pastel painters to explore the use of soft pastel on a variety of surfaces and to learn unique techniques for expressing value, hue, form, temperature and perspective. The weekly format includes demonstration, exercises, tailored individual guidance, lengthy painting time, critique and homework challenges. Repeat students are welcome.

The afternoon eight week class is "Layer and Light - Soft Pastel for the More Experienced Painter." Designed for those practiced in pastel painting who wish to strengthen their work, the class will explore how to create more compelling pastel compositions - harmonious, simplified and expressive. Through demonstration, instruction, exercise and ample time at the easel, students will also enhance their depiction of light and shadow, depth, and mood and improve their ability to identify and address problems. Previous experience with soft pastel painting is necessary.

Loughridge exhibits her work at West Island Gallery, Pemaquid Art Gallery and Archipelago as well as in invitational and individual shows. For more information on the artist, her work and these classes, please visit www.sallyloughridge.com. To receive an email flyer and registration, email her at sloughridge@tidewater.net with "classes" in the subject line.

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Gallery 170 and the Mason Studio will host Sunday afternoon music at our new exhibition space in the restored 1854 church at 123 Borland Hill Road, Damariscotta Mills.

Every Sunday afternoon this summer local musicians will play from 1 - 3 PM

Liam Pinson on the violin starts this summer's season of music on Sunday, July 13.

Please check this calendar or our website for the dates of other performers.

The current exhibit, WINSLOW MYERS PAINTINGS, 2005 - 2008, runs through August 10, 2008In addition to our featured artist we will be showing art gallery artists throughout the summer.

Gallery hours: 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday or by appointment.

For more information phone 207-644-6521 or 888-777-1077 , email, gallery at gallery170@gallery170.com or the web http://www.gallery170.com

Directions:

From the south, follow Route 1 north, take exit 129-130-215 and continue straight onto Route 215 about two miles to Damariscotta Mills, left on So. Main Street (215), the first right is Borland Hill Road.

From the north, follow Route 1 south, take the Newcastle/215 exit and turn right onto Route 215, proceed about two miles to Damariscotta Mills, left on So. Main Street (215), the first right is Borland Hill Road.

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Cerulean Fine Art Gallery at 202 Water Street in Hallowell announces a colorful exhibit featuring the work of established Falmouth artist Jan ter Weele. The show, 'Painting the Landscape and Figure,' opens August 8 and runs through September 6. An opening reception will be held Friday, August 8 from 5-8 p.m. In addition, ter Weele will give a talk on his recent works on Saturday, August 16 at 3 p.m. All events are free and open to the public. For more information call 626-9009 or visit www.ceruleanart.com.

Jan ter Weele, born in Groningen, The Netherlands, is a painter whose reputation has grown tremendously with consistent exhibits across the state and nationally. Drawing from his Dutch heritage and the 'Fauves', Jan's paintings express his passion for color and form. His paintings engage us with the abstraction of physical and personal landmarks while flattening form into shape, and his daring and balanced use of color. Jan writes of artmaking, "I think the sources of painting, and of art generally, are unknown to us. They flow from some reservoir which is mysterious and universal."

Janna Civittolo of Cerulean Fine Art Gallery is delighted to be bringing this Portland based painter to Hallowell, "Jan's paintings are like color-enhanced memories of places that many of us have experienced. His palette brings a boldness to the landscape and his forms bring harmony to our eyes."

On August 13, 14, & 15 Cerulean will present -Art School for Kids? where children are invited to dabble in a variety of art forms with professional artists as teachers. The cost is $60. FMI www.ceruleanart.com or 626 - 9009.

About Cerulean Fine Art Gallery

Conceived by artists, mothers, and longtime friends Helene Farrar and Janna Civittolo, Cerulean Fine Art Gallery is contributing to central Maine's evolving art scene. Cerulean Fine Art Gallery features the work of the Cerulean Collective (a select artist group curated by the gallery), a unique art rental program, working artist studios, private lessons and workshops, and an art lending library. Spring hours are Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (first and second Fridays they are open until 8:00 p.m.), and by appointment. For more information, please contact Cerulean Fine Art Gallery at (207) 626-9009, or visit www.ceruleanart.com.